Machine for cutting files



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MACHINE FOR CUTTING FILES Filed Dec. 16, 1949 10 Sheets-Sheet 7 I)? venf r -April 7, 1953 E. FOUQUET MACHINE FOR CUTTING FILES l0 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Dec. 16, 1949 Ill-ll lllll l I [/7 1 617 far /fkyflff 5.417. 14? m E. FOU'QUET MACHINE FOR CUTTING FILES April 7, 1953 10 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed Dec. 16, 1949 J W r 2 m H M WM W I 6 A MWN $N \MN W/ Ru f n #7 J 9 9 kN N NW Patented Apr. 7, 1953 N 2,633,6'i i EOE TI G LE Eugene Fouquet, Bois-Colcmbes, France Application December 16, 1949, Serial No. 133,245

In France September 5, 1949 1 8 Claims.

1 i It is k own to cut files by gr nding a h rd n blank.

he app c as already wor ed t m chi in whi h such cutting is made no on y in su h a way, but at a rate much more rapid than as previously, by operating at supraco'nductive speeds of machining. At such speeds, with the files supported on a carriage travelling under the grinder at a lineal speed exceeding one meter per second, and with the grinder rotating with very hi h sp d. the heat of ch ps an be transmitted to the work piece in point. The latter would, on the contrary, heat up if its alternating speed and the rotation of the grinder were decreased. In particular, this feature de-. fines the term supraconductive speed.

$11 11. machines are, or cour e, to be'p n' i' wnditioned, and means for cutting the grinder, placed in the machine, and maintainin its profile by a crusher, carried by the machine, are necessary. It is also necessary to mount up on the machine a profiled grinder for the purpose of rectifying the crusher whenever necessary.

All grinders and crushers'have hitherto been mounted cantilever fashion, at the ends of spindles supported by carriages slidable with respect to one another and on a supporting structure generally disposed vertically. With such mounting, the change of the grinders and crushers would have been easy if it were not for the weight of these tools which became, for the tools of sufficient length and diameter, such as to render precarious the various operations. The overhang also limited, apart from the question of weight, the length of grinders, hence the length of cut files.

In the grinding machine according to the present invention the various novel arrangements pe mi of utili n heavy g in rs f la ge d mensions, without overhang, easily removable and replaceable, as well as formation cru'shers, without risking to warp any constituent part and without possibility of false maneuvering.

To this end, the grinding machine, of the type known as to the horizontal displacement of files assembled on a carriage movable under the grinder, is equipped with the grinder supporting cage adapted to pivot on a horizontal axle and carrying, between two bearings for each tool spindie, a working grinder, automatically displaceable in the direction of its spindle, intended for sharpening or cutting the teeth of the files under treatment; a cutting and maintenance crusher adapted to operate while being free to move axially; a maintenance grinder for said crusher,

which grinder may be, displaced axially; and various other heavy parts associated with said grinders and crushers; hydraulic lifting and supporting devices for all said parts; abutment and slow-motion devices for setting in working position the respective parts; means for immobilizing, in dismantling position, said supporting cage which, for dismantling operation, may be set in a position indexed on certain parts to permit of withdrawing and setting in place the respective parts, with great accuracy and without false maneuvering; the grinding tools supporting spindies, forcibly long and heavy, equipped with parts remaining thereon when the parts to be removed or set in place are caused to take the predetermined positions, with their locking means conveniently oriented, with respect to a cradle in turn taking its exactposition under the hydraulically operated grinder carrying cage which puts in place the parts to be dismantled when it moves down onto the cradle whose special abutments then stop this downward motion. The grinder and crushcrs to be mounted are also caused to take the predetermined positions, and the cage, when lifted permits them to be set in place with facility in the housings managed, for this purpose, on the cradle, like in the case of dismantling.

Of course, both the grinders and crushers are, on the ivotin ase d s a e ble either y ha or automatically, and provisions are made for adjusting wear of these tools, due to the machining of the parts and to the maintenance of the exact profile of the working grinder and its crusher, and manually or automatically correcting the downward motion of the working grinder onto the work pieces under treatment, by means of adjustable parts limiting this downward mo-. tion.

h a sembly or sa d g inders. ru r and other parts, which is mounted to pivot on an axle, has for its main purpose to facilitate the mounting and dismantling of heavy parts, namely .by utilizing their weight for blocking them in their working positions, for example with the aid of hydraulic jacks.

The invention will be more clearly understood by referring to the accompanying drawings which show, by way of example, some embodiments thereof and in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal elevational view showing a machine for cutting files according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an ,elevational view showing the pivotin'g tool-frame in its raised position,'whil'e the tools removed from their axles rest on their cradle;

Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal elevational sectional view taken through a longitudinal plane 3-3 perpendicular to the pivot of the tool-frame of Fig. 4;

Fig. 3a is a similar view of the other half of the machine as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 4 is a half-sectional view taken through the line 44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the other half of the half sectional view shown in Fig. 4 and taken through the line 4--4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a transversal view taken on the plane 66 of Figs. 4 and 5;

Fig. 7 is a partial transversal view correspond-. ing to Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a transversal view taken on the plane 88 of Figs. 4 and 5;

Fig. 9 is a partial elevational view longitudinal corresponding to Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a partial transversal view corresponding to Fig. 6;

Fig. 11 is an elevational longitudinal side view corresponding to Fig. 6;

Fig. 12 is a detail of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating the formation of the grinder profile made with the aid of a crusher free to travel axially;

Fig. 14 is a diagram illustrating the first cycle of cutting a file with submultiple pitch by means of an axially displaced full pitch grinder;

Fig. 15 is a diagram illustrating the second operation for cutting the same file with submultiple pitch.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The machine has a framework I (Fig. 1) made of welded sheet metal or in any other suitable way: this framework is provided with slides 2 and 3 (Fig. 6) on which may slide the table 4 guided by guides 5 secured thereto by screws 6. Disposed on the table 4 is a magnetic plate I on which the files 8 to be out are held by the magnetizing action of an electric current flowing through conductors 9 from two insulated bars III, II and brushes I2, I3 mounted on a support I4 rigid with the table 4. The bars II), II are made fast to the framework I by means of insulating blocks I5 traversed by bolts I6 connected with leads issuing from conductors passing through an insulating pipe-I1. The table 4 is actuated by a rack-and-pinion mechanism I8--I 9. A reversible motor (not shown )actuates, through the medium of gears (not shown), the pinion l8 which, through the medium of the rack I9, causes the table 4 to reciprocate together with the magnetic plate I and files 3, while the brushes I2, I3 supply the electric current to the magnetic plate I.

On the framework I there are mounted (Figs. 1, 4, 5) caps 2I and 22, supporting thrust ball bearings 23 and 24 (invisible in the drawings), in which is journaled a shaft 25 having a flange 26 made fast, by bolts 21, to the grinder supporting cage 28. Screw-threaded rings 23, screwed into the caps 2| and 22, serve to adjust the plays and the axial location of the cage 28 with respect to transversal abutments 3|. It will be seen that the shaft 25 is further rendered axially rigid with the cage 28 by means of the sleeve 32, key 33 and bolts 33 aflixing the sleeve 32 to the cage 28.

The cage 28, pivoting on the shaft 25, is adjustable in height by means of two screw-jacks 34 (Figs. 1 and 6) applying against abutments 35 rigid with the framework I; the screws 34 pass through two nuts 36 rigid with the cage 28. These screws 34 are extended into suitably grooved rods 31 rotatable each by aworm wheel 38 controlled by a worm 39 set on a common shaft 4i rotatable by means of a hand wheel 42, the worm mechanisms being confined in housings 43 made rigid with the pivoting cage 28 by means of screws 44. The very simple operation of the jacks 34 obtains by turning the hand Wheel 4'2; this rotates the two worms 33 and their wheels 38; this rotation displaces the grooved rods 3! rigid with the screws 34' which, by being screwed into the nuts 33, have'their ends well applied against the abutments 35; in this way the upward'or downward displacement of the pivoting cage 28 is positively assured.

Levers 45 (Fig. 1), rigidly connected with the ends of shaft 25, have their free ends connected respectively with the free ends of the piston rods of two hydraulic jacks placed on both sides of the framework I. Each of these jacks has its cylinder 46 arrangedto pivot in a fixture 41 made fast to the framework I by screws 48, and its piston 49 is constituted by leather packing 5! jammed on the piston rod end 52 between the nut 53 and the shoulder 54, the free end of the piston rod being pivotally connected, by means of an axle 56, with the free end of the lever 45. Each of these jacks is fed with drive fluid through two flexible pipes 57 and 58. When said fluid under pressure is sent through 5! into the chamber 59, the piston49 is driven toward its lower end BI and pulls down the lever 45, thereby raising the cage 28 and its parts to the position such as shown in Fig. 2. The displacement of the levers 45 is stopped by two abutments B2, and during this displacement the jacks will pivot in the fixture 41.

Of course, if the flow of fluid into the chamber 59 is restricted to a feeble leakage, it will be possible to send the fluid under pressure into the end BI; the downward displacement of the cage 28 will then be the. slower, the lesser the leakage, because of incompressibility of the fluid. The cage 28, applied by its jacks 34 against the abutments 35, may be applied very strongly against the latter by the jacks 4B, namely by increasing the leakage into the chamber 59, so that the cage 28 is integral with the framework I and can be displaced only when the hand wheel 42 is acted upon in the direction corresponding either to the downward or to the upward displacement of the cage 28.

The cage 28 forms a very rigid ensemble comprising metallic walls 63, 64, 65, 66 between which there are conveniently arranged and maintained all the grinding elements and their controls. These elements include, particularly shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, the cutting grinder 61 mounted on a hub 68angularly keyed, by spline II, onto the spindle 69. The hub 68 of grinder 6T jams the latter between a fixed cheek 12 and a screwed cheek 13. This hub is longitudinally blocked on the spindle 69 by the nut I4 screwed onto the threaded portion I5 of spindle 69, the hub 68 bearing against the shoulder I6 forming part of the spindle 69 passing through the threaded sleeve I! (Fig. 7). The spindle 69 is axially stopped and adjusted in the; sleeve iI, against play, by means of a washer, nut and counternut I8, while the hub of the drive pulley I9 is applied against said nuts by a threaded ring 8| screwed onto the spindle 69. The protruding journal 82 (Fig. 6) is provided with a key 88 and a threaded tail 84 terminating the spindle 69. Itwill be seen that the drive pulley III has a flange 85 preventing the drive belt (not shown) from slipping off the pulley. The second role of this flange is to permit a joint action of the pulley l9, and hence of the spindle 69, upon a lever 86 made rigid with the sleeve 11 by means of a pin 81 passing through two holes provided in the lever 86 and flange 85 (Figs. 6 and 7).

The sleeve II is screwed (Fig. 6) into the support 88 in which it is held without play by pistons 89 pushed by springs 9I. An abutment washer 92 permits easy rotation of the sleeve 11 under the action of a jack, hydraulic for example, whose piston rod 84 is pivotally connected, by means of a common axle 95, with the lever 86 (Fig. 11). The support 88 is made rigid with the grinder carrying cage 23 by means of bolts 90 and a flange 95. In a flange SS is hollowed out a T-like groove 91. This flange 35' has on its external face radial graduations 93 (Figs. 11 and 12) exactly corresponding to those made on the bottoms of displaceable abutments 99 and IIII, blocked on the flange 95' by nuts I02, I03 cooperating with bolts )4 with square heads I05 displaceable .in the groove 91, the graduated and marked portions of these abutments being in correspondence with the graduations 58.

The lever 86 has an index I06 whose angular displacements are limited by the abutments '95, IIII adjusted and immobilized. in such a way that the location of the index I65 between the abutments 99 and I III combined with the pitch of the thread IB'I (Fig. 6), generally a predetermined axial displacement of the grinder 6?, corresponding to a file pitch.

The end of spindle 58, opposed to the pulley "I9, is journaled in the bearing I88 (Fig. 6) made rigid with the cage 28 by means of screws I68. This bearing N38 has two holes I II adapted to receive the shanks of a U-shaped part II2 (Fig. 5). The shanks of this part I I2 carry two rings H3 acted upon by springs IM applied against a plate H5 limiting the travel of these cylindric rectilinear shanks H5, II! of diameter greater than that of the portions, thereof receiving the springs II4. These cylindric portions are guided in housings provided to this end in the bearing I03 and terminated by portions of small diameters H8, H9 that may penetrate into holes IZI of the nut'M, thereby stopping the rotation of the corresponding grinder when the handle,

formed by the curve of the U-shaped part H2,

is pushed. By withdrawing the axle 95 and disconnecting the lever 36 from the piston rod 94, the jack 9% will be prevented from falling down by means of an abutment Hi9 affixed to the framework I (Fig. 11). It will then be possible, after placing the pin, 8'! (Fig. 7), connecting the pulley I9 with the lever 86, to cause the latter to rotate about its axle, which will result in unscrewing the thread of sleeve 11, while the thread 15 (Fig. 6) of spindle I59 will be unscrewed from the nut I4 angularly immobilized by the shanks H6 and Ill (Fig. 5). The nut '34, which may move axially along the recessed shanks I Iii, H9 and remain suspended thereon, after complete dismantling, in a manner indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, will then be liberated from the spindle and held in place, ready to receive the same again, without trial.

The preparation for the extraction of the spindle and the setting in place of the latter are greatly facilltated'by causing-the spindle and its sleeve to rotate jointly with the aid of a pin or any other means which, acting upon the grinder nut, unscrews the same, while being then ready to be set in place.

The extraction of the spindle IE9 necessitates, in view of the great weight of the parts, a grinder supporting cradle for carrying out the mounting or dismantling of the grinders or crushers. This cradle H0,- such as is shown in Figs. 2 and 10, is made for example of steel, and should be very rigid and accurate in construction. It has circular chamfered gripping elements I22 fitted into sharp grooves I2, 73' coaxially arranged on the cheeks of the working grinder, and other similar parts I23 (Fig. 4) to receive the cheeks of the correcting grinder I24 (Figs. 3 and 5) fitted similarly, and two plane parts I25 (Fig. 2) intended to receive the bases I16, I" of the crusher supporting structure I26 (Fig. 2). This cradle is rigidly attached to the table 4 by means of screw. I21. An identifying mark I28, placed on the framework I. indicates, when a mark I29 carried by the table 4 is set in coincidence with the mark I28, the exact correspondence of the axles of grinders 61, I24 and crusher support I26 with the parts to receive same. The cradle being placed on the table 4 pulled out of the grinder supporting cage, a hydraulic compressor (not shown) is set in operation, wherea'fter oil under pressure is sent into the pipe 5'! to raise the cage 28 sufilciently high in order that the cradle I may be placed by being displaced on the table 4 without any part standing in the way. This height being reached, the valve (not shown) is closed and the jack is left charged under the influence of the weight of the cage 28, where after the table 4 is slowly set in motion, being stopped exactly when its mark I29 comes to face with mark I28. The operator then places. on each side of the framework I, a vertical abutment I3I whose tail I32 penetrates into a hole I33 made in the framework I- (Fig. 6). Meanwhile, the screw-jacks 34 will have been raised by operating the hand wheel 42 until their length projecting beyond the cage 28 will be inferior to that of the abutment I31, the valve controlling the fluid under pressure in the jacks it be ing slightly opened. Under the influence of the weight of the cage 28, acting upon the levers 45 and pistons 49, the chamber as is emptied and the cage 28 comes to rest against the abutments I3I. The cage 28 is then in the position for extracting and replacing the grinders, the cycle of this operation being as follows: The assembly comprising the spindle 59, lever 36 and pulley I9 made rigid by the pin 31 is unscrewed from the sleeve support 68 and the nut I l is released. The sleeve W is always centered in its support EB'and the end of spindle 59 is always engaged into the bearing N35. The operator then places a crank. onto the square end I34 (Fig. 11) of the pinion I35 that may run on a rack I 36 .afiixed by screws Isl to the flange I38-supporting the extractor I39 guided in a dovetailed'slide I43. When the crank is turned in the convenient direction, the hub I-iI (Fig. 7) will come to fit onto the end 82 protruding from the spindle 69 whose key 83 will have been correctly oriented to this end, until the hub will come to rest against the threaded ring Ill. The nut I 42 is then set in place and blocked. The extractor I39 is provided with a cylindric hollow part I43, coaxial with the pulley and of radius equal to that-oi this pulley, and comes to take position under the latter, so that even the considerable weight of the spindle cannot perceptibly lower the same. The spindle being thus fixed on the extractor, the operator turns its crank backwards, thereby extracting the spindle 69 and its parts out of the cage 28 and completely releasing the same from the supporting sleeve 88. To avoid any untimely operation, such for example as the setting in operation of the hydroelectric compressor feeding the jacks 46, there is provided an electrical contactor I44 set in operation when the-rear of the extractor I39 applies against its push-button I45, thereby closing the circuit and permitting the setting in operation of the compressor.

The compressor circuit is also controlled by a similar switch operated by the extractor of the grinder I24 and that of the correcting crusher. The grinder I24 is mounted in the same way as the working grinder 61, the corresponding parts of the grinder I 24 being designated by references such as 11, 18 and so on.

The various operations are also similar and, therefore, will not be described again, except for the control of the grinder I 24, which is not effected automatically by a lever 86.

This lever 86 is replaced by a hand wheel I45,

inobiliz-es the hand wheel with respect to the support 89'. Therefore, by loosening this brake I46 and then by employing, as previously, a U- shaped part I i2, it is easy to extract the spindle 69, while the two grinders 61 and I24 will remain jammed between their cheeks of standard dimensions, beveled and received into the corresponding gripping elements of the cradle, the grinder S1 for example into the gripping parts I49 and NH (Fig. 10). The gripping parts I49 have a. radial cutaway I52 into which is fitted a pin I53 carried by the fixed cheek 12 of the grinder, so as to secure the orientation of the spline E9, the key '3 I being oriented by the key 83 (Fig. 7) placed into the hub I4I of the extractor, 'so that the introduction of the spindle B9 is eifected without trial in reassembling.

The various operations of extraction of the hubs being carried out and the contactors I44 and I44 in series being closed, the operator may raise the cage 28 by sending, as previously, the fluid under pressure through the pipe 51 into the chamber 59; the piston 49 will move downwards and raise the cage 28 with the aid of the lever 95 and shaft 25; when arrived at the abutment 62, it may be immobilized merely by the pressure of the fluid, or it may be locked by a pin i54 (Fi 2) passing through the lever 45 and penetrating into a hole made, in the framework i. The grinder may then be withdrawn, for example by means of a hoist, to be replaced.

The crusher support I26 is detachable in the same conditions and with the same cradle. The parts to be actuated for carrying out this operation will be indicated later. The grinder or the ensemble of dismantled parts, placed on the cradle, may also be withdrawn by means of a hoist with the cradle.

In the arrangement according to the invention the crusher, intended for grooving the working grinders and for their maintenance, operates in a special manner and is, in the courseof grooving orrectifying the working grinder, not only freely rotatable about its axle, but also movable along the latter. In contrast, this crusher will be keyed on its axle, against rota tion and translation, in the course of operations effected thereon by the maintenance grinder.

The crusher will also be mounted on an axle that may itself rotate excentrically on a fixed axle to contact either the working grinder or the rectifying grinder. This crusher is further rotatable irreversibly by means of an electric motor, despite its variable positions.

Like the grinders, this crusher is supported on its axle between two bearings carried by the cage 28, while being demountable with the aid of means analogous to those hereinabove and described hereinafter.

The crusher carrier and its control parts are shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 8. The grinder supporting cage 28 has on its top an opening (AB of Fig. 3, and CD-EF of Figs. 4, 5) in which there is arranged a support I55 slidable dovetail fashion between guides I56, I51 afilxed to the cage 28 by means of screws I58, I59; a wedge IBI takes care of eventual plays. A plate IE2 is rigidly afiixed to the support I55 by means of screws I63, I64. A nut I65 rigid with the plate I62 receives a screw I 65 (Figs. 1, 3) rigidly connected with a worm wheel I61 actuated by a worm I68 mounted on an axle I69 rotatable by a hand wheel "I. The parts 568, I61 and I65 are confined in a housing It! afiixed to the top 55 of the cage 28. The rota tion of the hand wheel I1I in one or the other direction moves forth or back the plate IE2 aiiixed to the slidable dovetailed support I55 under which the crusher carrier I26 is locked by means of externally detachable bolts I12, I13. A longitudinal prismatic groove I14 in the support I55 receives a corresponding guide-prism I15 protruding from the crusher carrier I26 and being perpendicular to the crusher axis, in a manner to be suitably oriented with respect to the general axis of the machine and to assure the parallelism of the crusher axis with the axes of the grinders. The inverted U-shaped crusher carrier I26 has two branches I15, I11 in which are fixedly mounted two flanged bearings I18, I19. The bearing I18 receives a castellated sleeve I9I provided with a split ring I82 and a shoulder I83 limiting its play to allowable amounts, While an externally toothed pinion I 84 is cut in the sleeve IN. This pinion is in mesh with an internally toothed crown I85 arranged Without play within the crusher I86. This crusher is axially bored with two cavities I81 comprising two races of balls I88. The crusher I 86 engages, on one hand, against the shoulder I89 and, on the other hand, against the adjustment nut I9I, so that it may rotate without play. The rolling axle I 92 has two mandrels I93, I94 equally excentered. The mandrel I94 rotates freely in the sleeve I8I, while the mandrel I93 has a castellated crown I95 in mesh with a corresponding crown I96 rigid with the sleeve I91, the axial displacements of which are limited by the split ring I98. A lever I99, having its free end parallelly slidable on a screw-threaded button-ended rod 29!, is keyed onto the sleeve I91 and blocked axially by the nut 292. A plate 293 is rigidly aflixed, on one hand, to the plate I62 and,'on the other hand, to the part 294, by means of screws 205. The button-ended rod 26I may be unscrewed and then screwed into the threaded hole 206 (Fig.

same. .Then-,.by act-ingzsimilarlv upon th- -8), thereby causing the excen'tered axle I92 of change the orientation of the exc'entricity of the crusher I86. Finally, if the thumb nut 20'! is blocked, it is stopped against the sleeve I91, pulls the axle 208 and assures the blocking of the face 209 of the eccentric axle I92 against the bearing I19, so as to thereby nullify all axial plays of the crusher I86.

The latter may be set inrotation by means of the mechanism confinedin the housing 2II (Fig. 8) a'fiiXed to the supportmg plate 52 by screws 212, while the drive motor 213' is afiixed to the same supporting plate I62 by means of screws 2. A coupling 2 I5, keyed onto the motor shaft and onto the axle of the worm 2H3, assures the irreversible drive of the worm wheel EI'I keyed onto the shaft 2'I8 carrying on its lower end, integral with it, a bevel pinion 259-. This pinion ZIQ drives a bevel pinion 222 carrying a grooved collar 223 that rotates the sleeve 224 by means of a key 225 fitted to slide in a groove be placed a pin immobilizing the lever 226 in a predetermined position, for example that shown in the drawing. In this position, the cast'ellations 235, out at the end of the sleeve 22%, are in mesh with the castellationsof I8I. The motor 213 then drives, through the transmission just described including the bearing 23?, the sleeve 2'34 and, with it, the gears I84-I85, thereby rotating the crusher I86 The reactions due to the rotation of the crusher are supported and balanced bythe castel lations IL95--I 96 and the leverage lea-zen. Of course, should. the crusher I86 rotate freely on its ball bearings 588, the ball lever 22% will be. raised after the pin has been removed and placed again into one or the corresponding holes 235 in the sector 234; this permits the fork 229 to move outward the rotating sleeve 2-24 sliding within the grooved collar 223 of beveled pinion 222. axially engaging against a corresponding seat provided in the housing 2i I. The castell'atio'n 236 is thus disengaged from that of the sleeve iBI, whereby the latter is rendered free, while the crusher I86 is liberated and may be rotated by mere friction against the desired grinder.

The dismantling or setting in placeor the crusher carrier in the grinder carrying cage 28 is as follows: The crusher-assembly being in the position shown in Fig. 8. andthe cage 28, tabled, cradle H being in their dismantling positions, the bases Ht -ii! of crushercarrier 25 find themselves placed exactly upon the faces 525 of cradle III (Fig. 2) the operator then unscrews the bolts I'i*2l13, thereby releasing the crusher carrier I26 from its slidable support 55. Thereafter he sets the lever 225 in its position of disengagement, whereupon he unscrews the axle 238, by applying his wrench onto the square end 239 thereof, and completely withdraws the end 208', he unscrews and withdraws the axle square -208,while the lever I99 has its rod ZOI unscrewed from the plate 203 and is, together with the sleeve I91, moved outwards so as to disengage the battlements I95 and I 96. The crusher carrieris thus completely liberated and, when the cage 28' will be raised, it will remain upon the cradle from which it may be hoisted by the operator at his will.

The dismantling of the crusher is very simple: the U-shaped support I26 has two parts assembled together by means of screws 2411 which, when unscrewed, permit of extracting the crusher H36 and its excentered axle I92; the crown H is removed; the nut I9! is unscrewed; the axle I92 is extracted and the balls I88 fall down. A new crusher may then be mounted in the reversed way.

The diamonding of the two grinders is implemented by two diamonds which operate in a manner known per se, but with the aid of particular means designed according to the present invention.

The grinder supporting structure of the machine permits not only the setting in operation of the working grinder and its maintenance and the maintenance of the crusher, but also all the operations concerning the formation of crushers: the grooving of grinders and the rectification of grinders and crushers are carried out, with great accuracy, on the machine itself by means or one or several primary or prototype crusher-s.

To this end, the machine is provided with two devices for displacing the diamonds, intended for cutting the working and maintenance grinders, when these are mounted on their spindles, as well as several spare crushers, so as to thereby assure, for unlimited production, constant shapes of files under treatment. As the two diamonding devices are substantially similar in construction and operation, only one of them will be described in detail, numerals referring to similar parts being indexed in the other.

The machine has two diamonds 2.64 and 2 35 (Figs. 3, 4, 5), of which only the respective supporting partszl and 2-46 are di-iierent.

The description will involve, by way of example, mainly the diamond unintended for machining the maintenance grinder 52 i.

The support 241is rigidly afiixed to the underside of the plate 65 of the grinder carrying cage, by means of screws 248. This support is inclined in amanner to cause the axis of the holder of the diamond 244- to pass through the axis of the grinder I24 to be shaped. To simplify the drawing, this ensemble is shown (Figs. l and 5) as having its axis; of displacement parallel to the plane 4.-'-4 of the grinder carrying cage 28, but it may be inclined thereto. The support as: has a female dovetail 2-49 in which travels a carriage 2-5I which may be displaced transversely under the action of a screw 25-2 actuated by a detach- .ablehand Wheel 253'. A bearing 25d has a threaded ring 255 acted upon by a spring 2% applied against the shoulder of a sliding sleeve 25'! into which is screwed the diamond holder 253 that may be adjusted by applying a wrench onto its square 'end' 259. The sliding sleeve 25? has an appendage 2G1 held in contact with a pattern 262 aiiixed to the support 24? by screws (not shown). Two openings 264, 26-5 (Figs. 2and 3) for the operators hands are provided inthe walls "of the grinder cage; they permit of advancing ithe'diamond .244 by rotating the square end 259 -accessi'bleth I gh' saidlopenings'. If the grinder H4 (or E7) is r'otationand'tfidiamond his also identical with each other.

of the grinders.

special machine.

11 (or 245) adjusted, it will suffice to rotate the hand wheel 253 (Fig. in order that the carriage 25I, acted upon by the screw 252, may reach the other end of the support 241; during this travel the appendage 26I, following the reproducer 262, will faithfully displace the diamond 244 that will have attacked the grinder I24 or 61 and cut the same to the desired form generated by the formof the reproducer 262. The operator will move the diamond 244 towards the grinder axis by acting upon the square end 259, thereby advancing the threaded diamond-holder 25% toward the grinder. A second cut will take place and, under the combined action of the spring 256 of appendage 26I and the reproducer 262, will impart to the grinder the desired final form. It will be understood that there may be made as many cuts .as necessary and that the two reproducers 262; 262' are identical with each other, so that the two grinders 61 and I24 are It remains now to rectify externally the crusher I86 to the form To this end, the lever I99 (Fig. 8) is oriented onto one Of the holes placing the axle I90 of rotation of the crusher in close proximity to the correcting grinder I24, for example, whereafter the castellations I95I96 are set in engagement and the rod 201 is screwed into the plate 263, while the nut 201 axially blocks the face 209 of the excentered axle I92 against the inner face of the bearing I19. All axial play of the crusher I86 is thus eliminated; the castellations of NH and 236 are set in engagement through the lever 226. The motor 213 is then set in operation and sets in rotation the crusher I86 by means of the mechanism confined in the housing 2 and by means of the gears I84-I85. The grinder I24 is set in rotation by means of a belt and motor (not shown). The operator then moves the crusher I66 slowly toward the grinder I24, by rotating the hand wheel I1I that drives the screw I66 through the worm gear I61I68. The nut I65, urged by the screw I66, displaces together with I62 the support I55 on which the crusher carrying assembly is mounted; the

crusher, previously rough- -machined and hardened, will be rapidly rectified by the grinder I24.

It is to be noted thatthe latter may, if necessary,

'be retouched in course of work by the diamond 'all around to the profile required for cutting the files with the pitch selected as unit on a known This primary or prototype crusher I66 is then reassembled, so termed because it permits of making other crushers with submultiple pitch.

The crushing operation of a grinder, 61 for example, is carried out as follows: First, the motor belt (not shown) is removed; then, the crusher axle I92 is left axially blocked by the nut 261, while the lever 226 is left in the-position in which the crusher is drivenby the motor 2 I3. The operator rotates the hand wheel I1I which, through the screw I66 and its parts, sets the crusher in contact with the grinder 61. The latter is thus rotated, while the tips of the circular teeth 260 of the crusher I66 bite off abrasive grains and penetrate exactly into the grinder. When the latter is dug out a few tenths of a millimeter, the operator loosens the nut 261 so that the crusher may be free axially and bite into the grinder in the direction H (Fig. 13) which is the direction resulting from the pressure generated by the (Fig. 13).

means of reading, ahead of an index I41, the

crusher I86 against the grinder; in this way, the crusher bites off the grains situated on the vertical faces 0-0 with the same efficacy as those situated at R. It is to be noted that, if during this work the crusher were maintained axially fixed as it was at the starting, it would rapidly wear away by its friction against the rectified tooth faces 0-0. When the first grinder, 61, is cut, the operator moves the crusher away from the grinder and, with the aid of the lever I99, tips through the excentered axle I92 of crusher I86 so as to position the latter close to the grinder I24, whereafter he will rotate the hand wheel I1I in the opposite direction, to attack the grinder I24 which will then be grooved, like the first one, with the same precautions (crushers first blocked'and then rendered axially free).

From the economical viewpoint, the grinder I24 should be grooved in the first place, because it is intended for cutting and upkeeping the crushers; therefore, as soon as it is cut, it is of advantage to dismantle the crusher I86 and replace it by another crusher unused but already rectified externally to the smooth form as hereinabove. The latter is axially immobilized through the nut 201, while being rotated by the motor 2I3 and its associate parts. The pulley 19 (Fig. 5) receives its belt (not shown) and its motor (not shown) is set in rotation; the spindle 69 rotates the grinder I24 which attacks the crusher I86, when the operator rotates the hand wheel I1 I; when out, the crusher is moved away from the grinder I24 and is ready to assure its service on the grinder 61. It is to be noted that when this crusher I66 has its profile deteriorated, the latter immediately may be made up like new by the grinder I24 whose threaded sleeve 11 assures the axial displacement necessary for economically retouching the circular teeth; to this end, the operator moves, on one hand, the crusher toward the grinder in the direction of the arrow M (Fig; 5) and, on the other hand, the grinder in the direction of the arrow N, thereby rapidly retouching the deteriorated vertical faces O--O The operation may be controlled by Vernier I46 engraved on the hand wheel I46 and which makes it possible, among other perations, to. cut a crusher having a submultiplepitch of the primary or prototype crusher. Let a crusher be cut for example to four-millimeter pitch that will have been imparted thereto by the grinder I24 having the same pitch. By placing an unused crusher onto the miller carrier, the operator sets in operation both grinder and crusher and attacks the latter up to half-depth of the teeth (Fig. 14). At this instant, he moves the crusher I86 away from the grinder I24, whereafter by acting upon the hand wheel I46 he causes the grinder I24 to move forth a half-pitch, and resets in operation the hand wheel I1I in a manner to dig up a second series of teeth such as shown in Fig. 15. This example clearly illustrates the possibilities of the machine,

The machine thus described, together with its operational parts, is therefore ready for cutting files. The latter, 8, are arrangedupon the magnetic plate 1 movable, as above described, under the grinder 61. The drive belt of this grinder being put on, the operator sets in operation the table 4 with the aid of a motor (not shown). He will previously have removed the abutments I3I while the files will travel forth and back owing to a current reverser (not shown) acting upon the motor and being controlled at each end of stroke of the table, he will rotate the hand wheel 42 controlling the screw-jacks 34, so as to cause the grinder to move down onto the files and form thereon the corresponding teeth. At each end of stroke, the jack 93 will receive a fluid under pressure sent thereinto by a compressor unit provided with a reversible valve of known type controlled by the reciprocations of the table and feeding the fluid into one or the other of the pipe connections 93a, 93b of said jack 93 whose piston rod 94, pivotally connected to the lever 86, causes the threaded sleeve 11 to rotate through an angle corresponding to that formed by two lateral faces of abutments 99, HH between which there is interposed the key I06 limiting the stroke imposed by the jack 93, this limiting being, for this case, to a half pitch of that of the grinder which, at every stroke, alters the tooth, whereby there are assured the cutting and sharpening of submultiple pitches of the grinder, which may be varied, if so desired, by displacing the abutments 99, NH over the corresponding graduations (Figs. 4 and 12). The files 8, thus subjected to the action of the grinder 61, have their first faces rapidly cut; the machine is then stopped, the files are turned over and their second faces ground in turn.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine of the character described for cutting files by grinding with peripherallygrooved tools, comprising, in combination, a machine frame, a cage pivotally-mounted on a shaft journalled in said frame,- a housing slidably mounted in said cage, a crushable file grinder, a crusher for cutting and maintaining said crushable file grinder, and a second grinder for maintaining and rectifying said crusher, said grinders having axles and being removably mounted in parallel spaced relationship in said cage, said crusher having an axle and being removably mounted in said housing between said grinders with its axle parallel to the axles of said grinders, said grinders and said crusher being parallel to said shaft and the axial length of said grinder and said crusher being sufiicient for grinding simultaneously the entire length of the files, means connected to said cage for adjusting the position of said cage relative to said frame, means connected to said housing for slidably displacing said housing in said cage, a files-supporting carriage mounted for horizontal slidable movement in said frame beneath said cage, means connected to said carriage and for sliding said carriage, and means connectable to said crusher and said grinders for effecting rotation thereof.

2. A machine as defined in claim 1, further comprising means connected to said file grinder for automatically displacing the file grinder along its axis to cut the files to a pitch which is a submultiple of its own pitch and to sharpen the teeth previously cut on the files.

3. A machine as defined in claim 1, further comprising means connected to said file grinder for axially displacing the second grinder along its axis when the crusher is pressed against said second grinder to rectify its surface.

4. A machine as defined in claim 1, wherein the crusher is free to rotate on its axis and to move simultaneously by translation along its axis.

5. A machine as defined in claim 1, further comprising means supporting a diamond adjacent said grinders for cutting the surface of each grinder, and two pattern means positioned to engage said means supporting the diamonds for controlling the said cutting by the diamond on each grinder, both pattern means being identical.

6. A machine as defined in claim 1, wherein the crusher is positioned on an eccentric axle and the housing is slidably displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the axes of the grinders.

7. A machine as defined in claim 1, further comprising a cradle rigidly secured in fixed position on the files-supporting carriage and being adapted to receive one or the other of the grinders, means mounted on said machine frame arranged to engage, to reengage and to support said axles laterally, and means mounted on said cradle for replacing one grinder with another grinder.

8. A machine as defined in claim 1, further comprising a cradle rigidly secured in fixed position on the files-supporting carriage and adapted to receive the crusher housing, the housing and the crusher being adapted to be moved away from the cage supporting the grinders to permit one crusher to be replaced by another crusher.

EUGENE FOUQUET.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,015,567 Landis Jan. 23, 1912 1,026,321 Hodny May 14., 1912 1,619,361 Moyer Mar. 1, 1927 2,456,762 Wilson Dec. 21, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 526,938 France July 15, 1921 OTHER REFERENCES Ser. No. 420,312, Fouquet (A. P. 6.), published June 15, 1948. 

